Today INTUA released BeatMaker 3! This long awaited sequel dramatically modernizes the classic app to a full-fledged DAW. While every part of the app has been revamped, the biggest new feature in here is fully-integrated AUv3 support.

The original BeatMaker 2 was released on iPhone, and didn't gain iPad support until about a year and a half after the iPad 1 launch. BeatMaker 3 has launched as an iPad only app. Here's hoping it will be Universal someday!

BeatMaker 3 iTunes Description:

▸ REDEFINING MUSIC PRODUCTION

BeatMaker brings unmatched efficiency and depth in an intuitive audio and MIDI workstation.
Look no further, the power of traditional desktop software and real hardware is now united into one single production studio.

▸ PLAY • PERFORM • RECORD

Its streamlined workflow lets you perform and shape your ideas quickly and effectively, turning your instruments into full productions. Inspirational performance tools such as repeat, roll, swing, key scales & chords and macro controls will boost your creativity tenfold.
Take control of it all with your MIDI gear and the new smart binding system.

▸ CRAFT YOUR OWN INSTRUMENTS

8 banks of 128 pads, where each one of them is a full-fledged instrument with multiple dimensions.

Record and chop live, assemble, mangle and resample: our state of the art sampling engine will sculpt your ideas, giving life to your instruments with a full modulation and layering system.
With ZPlane’s Elastique live stretch and pitch shift, adjust your loops and instruments to match the tempo or go experimental.
You can even integrate your favorite synth & effect apps with full AUv3 and IAA support.

▸ PRECISE SEQUENCING

The classic timeline based pattern & song editor gives all the modern sequencing features you‘d want to arrange complete tracks.
Adding to this foundation, the new flexible Scene Mode opens up opportunities for remixing and live performances, looping and arranging clips in new ways.

All the patterns, automations and sequencing tools are available right where you would expect.
Add audio tracks to the mix, stretch them, turn your arrangements into a complete masterpiece.

You can even play in sync with other software using Ableton Link.

▸ INSPIRATIONAL LIBRARY

The ever growing sound store will bring premium and exclusive content to your own library. The genius of our sound designers will enhance your productions instantly, whether you’re looking for a classic 808 bass or exploring new musical genres.

▸ FULL FLEDGED MIXER

Multi-channel recording & input/output routing is now a reality with the support of USB audio interfaces. Fine-tune your mix with the modern mixing board: every track, every pad has its own channel with unlimited effects and up to 8 sends.
Add new depths to your sound with our palette of effects (internal or external AUv3/IAA).

▸ EXPORT AND SHARE

Export your compositions and separated elements into single stems to share, re-use, re-work, re-master within a traditional studio setup

I too was refreshing store page until it suddenly appeared for me in UK.

I haz no experience of beatmaker at all. I only purchased 3 because of the hype and features. Recording automation on AU plugin is a big feature lacking from cubasis. I work best with scene/clip as in gadget style so that was another reason for me to buy beatmaker 3.

Being unfamiliar with all of the beatmakers i have to set about learning it.

There is really no possibility for more than 8 tracks, I mean 1 per pad banks.We cannot create a track dedicated to IAA? right ?

Thx

If I understand correctly, you CAN have more than 8 but with a catch...you have to set-up new bm3 audio tracks that receive audio from the IAA pad banks. You perform/sequence the pad bank track (audiobus iaa, AUv3) and record it to the audio track. You can have far more than 8 IAA tracks BUT you are stuck only keeping the audio after you hit 8 pad bank tracks and you want to change out plugins.

I may be missing something, but in BM2 I could just select audiobus as the input direct into an audio track and record each track one at a time with different audiobus scenes... but I can't seem to do that in the same direct way in bm3. I hope this is fixable because it definitely slows my workflow big time.

Yes that's my understanding too, I can have as many audio track that I want, and so sample my IAA sequenced from 1 of the 8 pad bank track. But I cannot have 1 midi track per IAA (or just 8 but without anumore a real pad bank).

To me it sound like this is not a DAW, but a groovebox .... and it changes everything, meaning I can't really use BM3 as my main sequencer.

It's a real deception, I hope there will be midi track dedicated to ext hardware and IAA in next update, I feel like I have been stolen today .... again ... as too ofen with iOS apps.

As far as tracks go, each pad 8x128 is a full fledged (sampler/plug instrument) with its own piano roll etc, and then there are audio tracks and bank tracks.

I believe there will be more bank tracks in the future updates from what I've read.

It's kind of like everyone getting hung up on the scene launcher...there are three areas in the sequencer pattern, scene, or song...with the last one being a linear song mode.

I believe the problem lies in the fact that the launch instruments are bank instruments instead of pad instruments using pad tracks...but just like in beathawk, each pad is a full instrument and has its own piano roll sequencer.